Kentucky, Fleming

Winter Storm Warning

The National Weather Service in Jackson has issued a Winter StormWarning for sleet and heavy wet snow... which is in effect from 1PM Wednesday to 1 PM EST Thursday. The Winter Storm Watch is nolonger in effect.

* Timing... colder air will move in from northwest to southeast Wednesday afternoon through Wednesday night... changing precipitation from rain... to a mixture of snow and sleet during the afternoon... with a change over to snow likely by late Wednesday evening. Snow will lighten and taper off Thursday afternoon.

* Snow and sleet accumulations of 8 to 11 inches.

* Impacts... snow accumulations of this magnitude will make travel difficult to treacherous. In addition... the heavy wet nature of this snow will cause stress on weak structures and could also lead to downed power lines and trees with some power outages possible.

Precautionary/preparedness actions...

A Winter Storm Warning for heavy snow and sleet means severewinter weather conditions are expected. Significant amounts ofsnow are forecast that will make travel dangerous. Only travel inan emergency. If you must travel... keep an extra flashlight... food... and water in your vehicle in case of an emergency.